Apparatus for vehicles



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P. W. G. BRUHN. PARE REGISTERING APPARATUS POR VEHICLES.

Patented Nov. l

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P. w. e. BRUHN.. PARE REGISTBRING APPARATUS POR VEHICLES.

Patented NglJZ 1892.

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P. W. G. BRUHN. PARE REGISTERING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLES.

Patented Nyl, 1892.

(No Model.) 5 Sheets--Sheet 4. P. W. G. BRUHN. PARE REGISTEBINGAPPARATUS POR VEHICLES. No. 485,529.

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F. W. G. BRUHN.

PARE REGISTERING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLES. No. 485,529.

Patented No?. 1, 1892.

UNITED STATES PATENT rricn.

FRIEDRICH WILHELM GUSTAV BRUHN, OF HAMBURG, GERMANY.

FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part I" Letters Patent No. 485,529, dated November1, 1892.

Application iiled April 6, 1892. Serial No. 428,063. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom, it may concern.-

Beit known that I, FRIEDRICH WILHELM GUsTAV BRUHN, a subject of theGerman Emperor, residing at Hamburg, in the German Empire, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Fare-Registering Apparatus forVehicles, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to a fare-registering apparatus for vehicles inwhich the registration of the fare takes place solely in proportion tothe time occupied on the journey. I

provide special devices for enabling the fareregistering apparatus to beadjusted to difterent tariffs, according to the number of persons to beconveyed or according to the earlier or later time of day, and forprotecting the passengers against the fraudulent tampering with theapparatus by the driver-for instance, during the time he has to wait.Such a fare-registering apparatus is represent-ed in the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figures l to 3 show front views of the improvedapparatus in different positions, the casing and dial-plate beingremoved for the sake of clearness. Fig. 4t is a plan; Fig. 5, atransverse section of the fare-registering apparatus, while Figs. 6 and7 illustrate details of the same. Figs. 8 to l0 show two front views anda plan of the device designed for changing the apparatus to differenttariffs. Figs. ll and l2 illustrate the means for applying thefare-registering apparatus to the vehicle, Fig. 1l indicating theposition in which the apparatus is in a state of rest, and Fig. 12 theposition in which it is ready for use. Fig. 13 shows, on a reducedscale, the outer view of the apparatus in its two terminal positions inthe guide onthe carriage, one of said positions being indicated indotted lines.

In the improved fare-registering apparatus a clockwork A, Fig. ,of anydesired description, is used for continually turning a spindle a. Aratchet-wheel b is secured upon this spindle a, which has an arm cadapted to turn upon it, a pawl d being pivoted to the free end of thisarm. When the pawl d engages with the ratchet-wheel b, the arm c in thearrangement illustrated is caused to turn to the left, which arm, underthe action of a helical spring (not shown) surrounding the spindle d,tends to turn in the opposite direction to that of the turning movementof the ratchetwheel b. In state of rest the arm c occupies the positionindicated in Fig. l, inasmuch as a stop-pin c, carried by the plate A',counteracts the tendency of the spring pressing against the arm. Whenthis arm c has accomplished a certain portion of its turning movement tothe left, a pin c', projecting from the rear surface of the same,encounters an arm of the lever g, extending into its path, the saidlever being adapted to oscillate upon a pin h, secured to the aforesaidplate A. To the free end of this lever g is pivoted a pawl i, whichunder the action of a spring 7c, bearing against a protruding pin z", iscontinually forced between the teeth of a wheel Z, arranged on a spindlem. The wheel Z,which is provided with anumber of teeth determined by themonetary system in use, is connected with the spindle m, so that thepointer 02, fixed upon this spindle, will indicate upon a dialplate o upto a certain extent the amount to be paid by the passenger. In everyturning movement of the lever g the pav-l z' will slide on the wheel Zover the top of the tooth, so that on the liberation of the said leverg, actuated by the clockwork through the medium of the ratchet-wheel b,spindle d, and arm e, it will, under the action of a turning-spring p,supported on a pin of the plate A', cause the toothed wheel Z and thepointer o2 to advance through one division. The turning movement of thelever g, taking place under the action of the spring p, is limited by astoppin q on the plate A. The lever is released from the said arm c,actuated by the ratchetwheel b on the spindle dof the clockwork, by astop-pin r on the plate A, which in the continued movement of the arm cencounters the arm d of the pawl d, Fig. 3, thereby disengaging thelatter from the ratchet-wheel b. When the pawl d is thus disengaged,there will be no connection between the arm c and thecontinuously-turning ratchet-wheel Z9. Accordingly the arm c can yieldto the action of the turning-spring as far as the stop-pin e, as thepawl d by a spring s and a bent arm g', provided on the lever g, isprevented from en- Sov IOO

gaging with the ratchet-wheel again during the return motion of the armc to its position of rest. This engagement can take place only when thearm CZ of the pawl encounters a stop t. The position of this stop t maybe changed in the manner hereinafter described, so that the pawl CZ may,if necessary, again engage with the ratchet-wheel ZJ before t-he arrivalof the arm c in its position of rest, in order tot be carried away againfor actuating the lever g, pawl t', and toothed wheel Z. This will occuroftener'within a given time, according as the angle of oscillation ofthe arm c with regard to the position of the said stop t is smaller.From this it also follows that a forward movement of the pointer o2 willtake place the less often if more teeth are passed over by the pawl d inits return movementthat is to say, if the distance which it is carriedby the clockwork in order foibe released again is greater. Theadjustable stop t is arranged on the free end of anA arm t, whichoscillates upon a fixed pivot u on the front side of the plate A', andis continually forced by a spring t", acting upon its projection Z2against the periphery of a stepped cam-disk iv. The latter, fixed upon aspindle 1, provided with a square 1 for akey, is of such shape that,according to the step determining the position of the arm t, thedisengagement of the pawl d from the continually-turning ratchet-wheelZ) willV take place sooneror later. This change of position of the arm15 can be observed bythe passenger by the aidv of a letter orinscription which a disk Q, secured upon the spindle 1, renders visiblefrom the outside through` an aperture, Figs. 11 and 12, provided in thecasing. The passenger can thus also observe to which higher or lowertariff the fare-registering apparatus has been adjusted by the driver.On this also depends the numberof the divisions of the dial-plate passedover by the dialwork within a definite space of time.

In the position indicated in Fig. 2, in which the fare-registeringapparatus is not in connection with the driving clockwork and thedialwork and the tariff-changing mechanism are at zero, which isrendered visible from a distance by the position of a flag 9, a cam 3,secured upon the spindle 17 has moved an arm l, held behind the plate Aupon a pivot 5, to its upper terminal position, in which the projection6 on a bar U bears upon it. This bar, guided in: a fixed Vertical pathinthe arrangement shown, serves in conjunction with a iinger 7, which isfirmly connected with the pivot 8 of the said signaling-Hag 9, forblocking the latter. The flag 9 is of such a size that when turned down,Figs. 1, 3, 4, 5, 9, and 12, in which case the fare-registeringapparatus is in the operative position,.aceess to the square lof thespindle is prevented, on account of its being covered by said flag, sothat the driver cannot fraudulently adjust the fare-registeringapparatus to a higher tariif during the working. As, however, the casing of the fareregistering apparatus is adapted to he moved in thehorizontal direction between guide-bars 10, iixed to the carriage, and aprojecting nose 9 on the flag is arranged in the plane of the guidepathformed by said bars, a displace ment of the flag (equivalent to puttingthe fare-registering apparatus in and out of op eration) is onlypossible when the apparatus is shifted out of said guide-path 10, Figs.2, 6, S, 11, and 13, to such an extent that a turning movement of theflag can take place laterally to the drivers seat--that is to say, in aposition which is noticeable by the passenger or the public. In such amovement of the flag 9 access is given to the square 1 for the key; buta pin 12, Fig. G, connected with the spring 11 is simultaneously drawnback by the finger 7 from the path of the bar f5. The bar G, therebyreleased and continually pulled downward by a spring (lo is thereforelocked by means of the said piu 12, adapted to be moved in a fixedguide,las soon as this pin has an opportunity for entering a recess Gxin the bar. Accordingly the latter will he disengaged only when the flag9 isplaced quite horizontal, and as the finger 7 in the latter part ofits movement carriesaway the spring 11, it is only then possible toadjust to zero the disk 2, which: renders the higher andthe lower tariffvisible and to put the apparatus out of operation. The driver cannot,therefore, stop the operation of the apparatus without putting the flag9 in the position indicating that the vehicle is-empty.

In the zero position of the tariff-disk 2 a stop-pin 2 (shown only inFigs. 8 to 10) comes into action. It moves an angular arm 13, pivoted at13o tothe plate A from the position indicatedy in Fig. 9 to that shownin Fig. S, in which the surface 13 of the same bears against a pin 14:of the arm 14:, adapted to turn upon a pin 15, Fig. 10, behind the plateA. A` second pin 14 on the latter acts upon an inclined surface 16',which forms part of a frame 16, capable of turning upona pin 17 on theplate A', while the horn 111X on the arm 14 is designed to catchunderneath the pin 'i' on the pawl z' in the passage 'from one terminalposition, Fig. 9, to the other, Fig. S, and to disengage this pawl fromthe toothed wheel Z. Under the action of a spring (not shown)` the frame1G always tends to movein the direction toward a third spindle m, inorder to cause the toothed pinion 1S, which is fixed upon a spindle 19,supported in the frame 16, to engage with the toothed wheel Z. Thepinion 1S, With its pawl 21, Fig. 1, acted upon by aspring 20, serves asa stop for the toothed wheely Z, inasmuch as it prevents a returnmovement of the latter in the direc tion of asliding spring acting uponthe same. Vhen, therefore, by the action of the arm 13 both the toothedpinion and the pawl il are disengaged from the toothed wheel Z thiswheel can yield to the action of the aforesaid spring sliding upon thespindle m until its nose Z strikes against a stop Z", at which mo- IDOIXO

ment the fare-registering apparatus or the pointer o2 will occupy itszero position. The said pinion 18, serving as a stop for the toothedwheel Z, is used for transmitting the movement of the latter to acounter provided for facilitating the control of the apparatus by theowner of the vehicle, this counter comprising two wheels 22 23,supported Vin the frame 16.

In case a complete revolution of the pointer o2 is not sufficient toindicate the full value of a journey l provide on the toothed wheel Z acarrying-pawl ZX, whichv on the completion of every revolution of thistoothed wheel Z or of the pointer o2 causes a wheel 211, stopped by apawl 25, to turn one tooth, or a pointer arranged upon the axis of thesame or a dialplate to turn through a division corresponding to a highermonetary value. The wheel 24, similarly to the toothed wheel Z, is fixedupon its axis and therefore on the disengagement of the pawl 25,effected by the arm 14, moves back simultaneously with the wheel Z tothe zero position.

When the apparatus is out of action, the arm t returns in the describedmanner to its position of rest, Fig. 8, so that the arm c, adapted toturn upon the spindle d of the clockwork, can follow, as shown, as thepawl CZ is disengaged from the ratchet-wheel b by the stop-pin fr, apremature engagement of the pawl with the ratchet-wheel being preventedbythe pin CZ", provided on the pawl and adapted to slide along an armg', Fig. 2.

For the purpose of rendering it difficult for the driver, at the expenseof the owner of the vehicle, to tamper with the counter serving for thecontrol of the apparatus by repeatedly lifting and lowering theabove-mentioned arm t by causing the second spindle 1 when the apparatusis in use to turn continuously or turn repeatedly to and fro, forinstance, from the zero position, Fig. 2, of the cam-disk lw to theposition Fig. 7 for the highest tariff in order to move the lever g,wheel Z, and pinion 18, and therefore the controlling or counting wheels22 23 past the highest number to be indicated by them either again tozero or to another number which is lower than the correct number, l usethe following arrangement: Upon the aforesaid second spindle 1 is fixeda ratchetwhee126, (see Fig. 3,) of peculiar construction, a portion ofthe periphery of said ratchetwheel being provided with large teeth andanother portion provided with small teeth, which, engaging with apaw127, pivoted at 28, on the plate A, will enable, when the apparatusis in operation, a change from the lowest to the highest tariff and viceversa, but not from zero to the highest position or from the lowesttariff to the zero position, so that, for instance, when a change occursduring the journey in. the number of the persons conveyed, a change inthe fare can at any time be indicated by the driver ifl he draws theapparatus from its guide-path 10 to such an extent that the fiag 9passes to the position Fig. 2'or 11, so that the keyhole becomes free bybeing uncovered.

The ratchet-wheel 26 is provided at its periphery with a number oflarger and smaller teeth with which the pawl 27 is caused to engage bythe pressure of a spring 29. .This pawl is of such a shape at the endengaging with the wheel that, although preventing an automatic movementof the ratchet-wheel 26, it can slide over the smaller teeth in theturning movement of this wheel in either direcby the largerratchet-teeth it permits the turning movement of the spindle 1 only inone direction. If, therefore, as in the arrangement represented, thesteps of the cam-disk w are properly arranged relatively to the teeth ofthe ratchet-wheel 26, the driver in order to put the tariff-disk on zeromust always turn the spindle 1 in the direction in which the adjustmentof the apparatus to a higher tariff is effected. Accordingly, if the keyfor effecting the change of the tariff or the keyhole therefor isarranged as in apparatus of tion, while within the arc of a circleoccupied the same class, so that without being. removed from thekkeyhole it can perform not a coinplete turn,but only a turning movement,whereby the cam-disk is caused to move forward or backward one stepwithin the positions for the highest and lowest tariff, the intention tochange the position of the controlling-wheels for purposes of fraudwould be so extremely troublesome to carry out and would take so muchtime that the possible gain would not have any proportion to the amountof trouble spent. This becomes evident when, asin the arrangement shown,the key has to be ve times introduced into the keyhole and removed againfrom the samein order to turn the spindle once or turn the Wheel Z onetooth farther in case the controlling-Wheels are in gear. lf, moreover,the counter provided for the control, and consisting of the wheels 2223, is so arranged that it returns to zero only after it has passedbeyond the maximum of the amount indicated by the saine-for instance,ten thousand marks-the security of the owner of the vehicle againstfraud on the part of the driver is proportionately increased.

Upon-the pivot 13of the arm 13 is usuallyxedasickle-shapedcovering-plate30(marked with the legend Not Working,)Figs. 11 and 13, in order to draw the attention of the passenger to thefact that the fare-registering apparatus has not been set in action ifsuch be the case, the said covering-plate passing to the front of thedial-plate o when the apparatus is put out of action. For this purposethe pivot 13o is provided with a spring, which is capable of causing thearm 13 and coverplate 30 to return to the position of rest, Fig. 8, assoon as the nose 2 on the tariff-disk 2 ceases to act. This movement ofthe arm 13 is limited by a stop 3 1, provided on the plate A andextending into the path of the arms 13.

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bination of a clockwork A, the spindle d, actuated by the clockwork andhaving a ratchet- Wheel b secured thereon, the arm c, mounted on saidspindle,- the paWl d, pivoted to said arm and adapted to en gage theratchet-Wheel, the lever g, provided Witli a spring pand extended intothe patlr of a pin c', carriedl by the arm c, the pawl- 1,', pivoted tothe lever g and provided with a pin f',the spring 7c, bearing on saidpin, the toothed"` Wheel' Z, the spindle fm, provided with pointer 02,and the dialplate @substantially as described.

2. In: a fare-1egistering apparatus, the combination of the spindle d,having the ratchetwheel b secured thereon', the arm c, mounted on saidspindle, the pawl CZ, carried by said arm and adapted to'engage theratchet-wheel, the iixed stop r, supported in the path of the pawl d onone hand, the lever t, provided with a stop t on the other bandi, andthe stepped cam-disk w, substantially as descri-bed=.

3; In a fare-registering apparatus,tl1eeombination,.witl1f the fixedguidehbars 10y to receive the casing of the apparatus, of thepivotally-supported signaling-flag 9', adapted' to be turned down overthe keyhole ol the apparatusV and' provided with a nose' 9 to engage 9and finger 7, the bar 6, the spring 1l, and

the pin l2, substantially as described.

5. In a fare-registering apparatus, the combina'tion, with thecount-controlling mcchanism, of the plate A,the' spindlel, the ratchetWheel 2G,` mounted onI said spindle and provided with large teeth andsmall teeth, the pawl 27, pivotedY to the plate A' and provided withthcfspring 29,the stepped cam-disk w, and the' arm t, substantially asdescribed.

Inl testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention l havelsi'gned`my name, in presence of two Witnesses,- this 129th day of March, 1892.

FRIEDRICH WILHELM GUS'IV BRUHN.

NVitncsses:

ALEXANDER SPECHT, DIEDRIcH PETERSEN.

